While other nations have successfully reduced their sodium intake, Australians are still eating too much salt. And we’re paying the price with our health; a high-salt diet can lead to high blood pressure…

Assistant health minister Fiona Nash has announced that Australian and New Zealand ministers responsible for food policy and regulation have signed off on the health star rating system for front-of-pack…

The prevalence of obesity in Australia hasn’t tripled in the last 30 years because we’ve all lost personal responsibility.
Flickr/confidence, comely.February 27, 2014

Almost two thirds of Australians are now overweight or obese. In fact, obesity and unhealthy diets now contribute to more disease and illness in Australia than smoking. This makes finding solutions to…

Food labelling has been a central plank of the food regulatory system since it first emerged in the mid-1800s.
Marcos Pozo López/FlickrFebruary 26, 2014

The influence of the food lobby has come into the public spotlight over the past week, with revelations that Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash’s chief-of-staff, Alastair Furnival, has strong links to…

Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash’s chief of staff has had to resign because of conflicts of interest.
Alan Porritt/AAPFebruary 18, 2014

Furore over links between Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash’s office and industry continues today with revelations that her former chief of staff is connected to the alcohol, as well as the food…